Child&#39;s sulky.



G. H. BARSOHOW.

GHILDS SULKY.

APPLICATION um JUNE 2, 191s.

1,127,389,. I Patented Feb. 9, 1915.-

WITNESSES: I NXVENTOR.

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srA Es PATENT oEEro GEORGE H. BARSCI-IOW, 0E TOLEDO, onro, AssIeNoE To EE AM Bionic METAL WHEEL & AUTO COMPANY, OF TOLEDO, 01110, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

cnrmrs SULKY;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9 1915.

Application mm; 2, 1913i serial No. 771,330.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. BARSOHOW, a citizen of the United States, and a resi-. dent of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Childs Sulky; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such, as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference the rear of the seat frame to assist in lower:

ing; or raising the main wheels relative to curb-stones, steps, or the like, in the path of movement of the vehicle, whereby to enhance the practicability and commercial value thereof. V

A further object of the invention is the provision of means of this character which is attached to both the back and seat frames of, the vehicle and has its folding and unfolding movements. controlled by, the. relative folding and unfolding movements of the back and seatframe, respectively, and which when folded is adaptedtoformsa wheeled support to provide a standard for supporting the folded vehicle in upright position.

The invention is fully described in the following, specification, and while, in. its broader aspect, it is capable of embodiment innumerous forms, a preferred embodiment with parts broken away and removed. Fig.

2 is a side elevation thereof upright folded position, and Fig. 3 is a-rear end ele-. vation of Fig. 1, with parts broken away and removed.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the seat frame ofa vehicle embodying the invention, 2a,,seat rigidly. carried. frame, 3, 8 the side-bars of the back-frame,

which bars are pivoted to the ends of the seat-frame side bars, as at 4, for forward folding movements over the seat, 5 the side frames which are hinged, as at 5', to the sidesof the seat-frame for lateral folding movements thereunder as is well understood in the art, and 6 the main supporting wheels, one of which is carried by. each side frame 5 of the vehicle. An arm 7 is pivoted to and-projects forward from the upper portion of each side bar-3 of the back, and is supported at its forward end by an upright arm or standard 8, which pivots at its upper andllower ends to the arm and seat-frame, respectively.

9 designates a handle which is provided on the upper rear portion of the back.

As the construction of the vehicle proper and the folding mechanism thereof is comoan vehicles of this character and forms nopart of the present invention, the same will not be described.

The lower end of each side-bar? of the back-frame is preferably projected below the rear end of the seat frame and curved slightly rearward from its pivot, as shown and pivoted to the lower end of each of such side-barextensions is an arm 10, which, when the vehicle is in set-up .or unfolded position, extends rearward and. downward from the bars 3 and each carries a small supplementalwheel 11"at its lower end. A balifllOi connects the arms.10,l0 tov relatively brace neisame. The inner end of each arm lO is extended beyond the pivot 12, which connects the arm and respective back-frame bar ,3, and is adapted to bear. against a'registering pin 13 on the adjacent portion of the bar.3 to ,limit the unfolding movements of the arm relative to such bar. The inner endof the arm i sshown as being notched, asat lh-to fit overv the pin 13. A link 15 ispivotally attached at one end to each arm i 10, at, 16, and is pivotally attached'at its 1 I ments thereof to impart inward or collapsing movements to the arms 10, 10.

It is evident that upon a folding movement of the back-frame over the seat-frame of the vehicle, the elevating movements of the lower ends of the side-bars 3 of the backframe will impart an elevating movement to the arms 10, 10 and cause a pivotal movement of such arms relative'to the bars Zydue to the action of the links thereon, so that when the parts are folded the arms 1O, 10 will be disposed substantially transversely of the seat-frame 1, back-frame bars 3, and

' hicle along when in folded position. It is evident from the above that the folding and unfolding movements of the wheel carrying "arms 10 depend entirely upon the relative folding and unfolding movements of the vehicle back relative to the seat-frame, and that the wheels 11 are capable of permitting a wheeling of the vehicle thereon "whether the vehicle is infolded or unfolded form. r

I wish it understood that my invention is not limited'to any specific construction or arrangement of the parts'except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is, I

1. The combination in a vehicle of the "class described having a seat-frame and a back-frame foldable one over the other, and main Wheel carrying means, of supplemental wheel carrying means attached to said seat and back frames and operable tohave f0lding and unfolding movements relative to said frames when the frames are relatively folded or unfolded.

2. A vehicle of the class described having two separate sets of wheels, means carrying one set of wheels for folding movements under the vehicle crosswise thereof, means carrying the other set of wheels for folding movements relative to the vehicle lengthwise thereof, and means operable to impart folding and unfolding movements to the respective sets.

3. In a vehicle of the class described, a seatframe, a back-frame hinged thereto, a main wheel support for the seat-frame, and

supplemental supporting means projecting downwardly and rearwardly from the rear end portion of the seat frame and having connection with both said seat and back and unfolding movements of said frames to have folding and unfolding movementsrea spectively relative to the seat frame.

4. In a vehicle of the class described, the combination with a seat-frame, a member pivotally attached to and rising from said seat-frame, and main wheel carrying means foldable crosswise under the seat frame, of means independent of said wheel carrying means connected to said frame and member and operable by relativepivotal movements thereof to have folding and unfolding movements relative to said frame longitudinally thereof.

5. In a vehicle of the class described, the combination with the foldably connected seat-frame and the back-frame, of a supplemental supporting arm pivotally attached to and projecting from said back frame for limited pivotal movements relati've thereto in the longitudinal plane of the vehicle, and means connecting said arm and seat-frame for controlling the pivotal move ments of the arm when the seat and backframes are relatively moved.

6. In a vehicle of the class described, the combination with the foldably connected seat-frame and the back-frame, of an arm pivotally attached to and projecting from said back-frame for limited pivotal movements relative thereto in the longitudinal plane of the vehicle, a small supplemental supporting wheel carried by said arm for turning movements in the plane of pivotal movements of the arm, and means connecting the arm and seat-frame for imparting predetermined pivotal movements to the arm when the back and seat frames are relatively moved.

7. In a vehiclev of the class described, the combination with the seat-frame and a member carried thereby for pivotal folding movements relative thereto, of an arm carried by said member for limited pivotal movements relative thereto in the plane of folding movements of the member relative to. the frame, ,a supplemental supporting wheel carried at the outer end of said arm, and means connecting said arm and seatframe for imparting predetermined pivotal movements to the arm relative to said frame and member when they are relatively moved.

8. In a vehicle of the class described, a seat-frame, a back-frame pivoted to the seatframe for folding movements relative there to and having side-bars projectedbelow its pivot, arms carried by the projected ends of such side bars for limited pivotal movements relative thereto longitudinally of the seatframe, supplemental supporting wheels carried by said arms, and means connecting said arms and seat-frame for imparting predetermined pivotal movements to the arms when the seat and back frames are relatively moved.

9. In a vehicle of the class described, the combination of a seat-frame and back-frame foldably connected, the back-frame having its side bars extended below the back frame pivot, an arm carried by the extended end of each side bar for limited pivotal movements relative thereto in the plane of folding movements of the back, a supplemental wheel carried at the outer end of each arm, and a link for each arm pivotally attached to the respective arm between its pivot and wheel and pivotally attached at its opposite end to the respective side of the seat-frame in advance of the plane of the back-frame pivot and operable to impart predetermined pivotal movements to the respective arm when the seat and back frames have relative pivotal movements.

10. A vehicle of the class described having wheels foldable to horizontal positions under the vehicle and a wheel disposed to vertically permit a forward and backward wheeling of the vehicle when said first wheels are folded.

11. A vehicle of the class described having a set of wheels foldable to horizontal positions under the vehicle, and a wheel movable lengthwise of the vehicle and disposed to permit a forward and backward wheeling of the vehicle both when folded and unfolded.

12. In a vehicle of the class described, seat and back frames pivotally connected for relative folding movements, wheels mounted for folding movements under the seat frame transversely thereof, a wheel mount ed for folding and unfolding movements lengthwise of the seat frame, and means operable by relative movements of the seat and back frames to impart respective fold-- ing and unfolding movements to said wheels.

13. The combination with a vehicle of the class described having wheels foldable transversely thereunder, of a wheel mounted only for folding 'movements lengthwise of the vehicle.

14:. The combination with a vehicle of the class described having wheels foldable transversely thereof, of a frame projecting from the vehicle at the rear of said wheels for folding movements lengthwise of the vehicle, and a wheel carried by said frame and when in folded position being usable to permit a forward wheeling of the vehicle.

15. The combination with a vehicle of the class described having a pair of wheels foldable in opposite directions thereunder, of a wheel foldably carried by the vehicle and serving both when in folded and unfolded positions to permit a forward wheeling of the vehicle.

16. The combination with a vehicle of the class described having a pair of wheels foldable in opposite directions thereunder, and a foldable back-frame, of supplemental supporting means carried by the vehicle and having connection with said back-frame, said means being movable longitudinally of the vehicle by folding and unfolding movements of the back-frame.

17 The combination with a vehicle of the class described having a pair of wheels folded in opposite directions thereunder, and a foldable back-frame, of supplemental supporting means carried by the vehicle and having connection with said back-frame, said means being foldable longitudinally of the vehicle by folding movements of the back-frame, and a. wheel carried by said supporting means and cooperating therewith to provide a-wheeled support for the vehicle both when in folded and unfolded positions.

18. A vehicle of the class described having main supporting wheels foldable in transverse relation thereto and supplemental supporting wheels foldable in longitudinal relation thereto and the latter serving as a wheeled support for the vehicle both when in folded and set up positions.

19. In a vehicle of the class described, a main frame, side wheel carrying frames pivoted to respective sides of the main frame for folding thereunder, a trailer frame projecting from the main frame at the rear of said side frames, and a supplemental supporting wheel carried by said trailer frame and cooperating therewith to form a wheeled support for the vehicle both when in folded and in set up positions.

20. In a vehicle of the class described, a main frame, a supplemental supporting means foldably carried by said main frame and operable to have folding movements in a direction longitudinally of said frame, said means having parts which when in folded position stand cross-Wise of the d ection of projection of the main frame and are adapted to rest upon a subjacent support to assist in supporting the vehicle in upright position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE H. BARSCHOW.

Witnesses C. IV. OWEN, F. E. AUL.

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Washington, D. G. 

